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53rd Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Princess Cyd (2017)

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Directed by Chicago based filmmaker Stephen Cone (Henry Gamble’s Birthday Party), Princess Cyd is at once genuine and inauthentic. As previously seen in his evergrowing portfolio of indie character studies, Cone presents humans with a deep aura of grace. Truthfully, there is no better word to use; working from the mismatched familial duo concept, it should be […]

First Impressions – Mantis Burn Racing on the Nintendo Switch

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Emma Withington gets hands on with Mantis Burn Racing on the Nintendo Switch… Mantis Burn Racing fits the Nintendo Switch like a glove, as you instantaneously pick-up-and-play and zoom around the tracks with relative ease. Mantis Burn Racing has a broad appeal and naturally lends itself to the Switch audience with its focus on social, localised […]

Comic Book Review – WWE SummerSlam Special 2017

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Liam Hoofe reviews Boom! Studios’ WWE SummerSlam Special 2017… WWE SummerSlam is one of the company’s biggest PPV’s and it has a long and storied history spanning back 29 years. The latest WWE special, SummerSlam 2017, from Boom! Studios gives us four stories based on historical moments and matches from the show, lovingly recreating them […]

Blu-ray Review – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Special Edition (1966)

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: 50th Anniversary Special Edition, 1966. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: Okay, it’s been 51 years since The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was released, but who’s counting? This new 50th Anniversary Special Edition from Kino Lorber pulls out […]

The LEGO Ninjago Movie – Garma Mecha Man (70613) Review

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Gary Collinson reviews the Garma Mecha Man (70613) set from The LEGO Ninjago Movie… It’s an exciting time for fans of LEGO’s Ninjago theme, what with the release of the animated big screen adventure The LEGO Ninjago Movie from Warner Bros., and with it of course comes a range of tie-in sets (and a series […]

Movie Review – The Big Sick (2017)

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The Big Sick, 2017. Directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano. SYNOPSIS: Kumail leads a double life: Uber driver by day, stand up by night.  His heart lies with the second job and it’s in a comedy club that he meets Emily, who turns out to be the […]

Review – The Donmar Presents Julius Caesar (2017)

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The Donmar Presents Julius Caesar, 2017. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Harriet Walter, Jade Anouka, Jackie Clune, and Martina Laird. SYNOPSIS: A filmed version of The Donmar Warehouse’s all-woman production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar.  Fearing that Caesar is becoming too powerful, a group of senators assassinate him, but discover that violent regime change leads to […]

Movie Review – Alone In Berlin (2016)

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Alone In Berlin, 2016. Directed by Vincent Perez. Starring Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, and Daniel Bruhl. SYNOPSIS: In 1940, the lives of Otto and Anna Quangel are shattered by the death of their son during the German invasion of France.  It prompts them to start a subversive campaign of hand written anti-Nazi postcards, encouraging people […]

Movie Review – The Book of Henry (2017)

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The Book of Henry, 2017. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace and Dean Norris. SYNOPSIS: With two sons to look after, money is tight for single mom Susan (Naomi Watts), especially as the older one, Henry (Jaeden Lieberher) is a child prodigy.  But he’s also the […]